Looking for a way to keep your child’s reading skills strong all summer long? Book Buddies can help with that! This program pairs student volunteers (going into grades 9-12) with younger students (going into grades 1-8) to practice their reading skills. The younger children will read to their teen book buddy for 50 minutes once a week for 6 weeks […]
We are excited to announce that AAPLD is joining in on celebrating National Pollinator Week, June 19-25, in a big way that can get the whole community involved! Of course, we are always here to provide resources for information about bees, butterflies and all of the many pollinators that we love. Now, this week, we will have special book displays […]
It’s almost summer time, and do you know what that means? Summer Reading! Summers at the library are busy and fun with this fabulous reading challenge, along with dozens of exciting programs! Looking for something for your kids to do once school is out? AAPLD is the place to be!Starting June 1st you can stop in at the library to register […]
Attention all Reading Patch Club participants! This is a friendly reminder that Patch Club will be ending for the 2016-2017 school year on Friday, May 26th, 2017 and will resume for the 2017-2018 school year in September 2017.If you are currently working towards earning a patch, you will need to finish your log and turn it in by Friday, May […]
In 1958 the American Library Association began National Library Week to encourage people to read more and support the library. Since then, libraries have been transforming to meet the needs of their communities, and transforming people’s lives. Quite appropriately, “Libraries Transform” is the theme of this year’s observation of National Library Week, April 9th-15th. This is the time to celebrate […]
March 2nd is Dr. Seuss’s birthday and everyone can celebrate with lots of good fun that is funny! Dr. Seuss has created so many timeless favorites that his birthday was declared the NEA’s Read Across America Day, so it’ll be the perfect day to read a Dr. Seuss book, or two, or three, or more! Plus, you can enjoy some silly […]
Did you know that on the Children’s website there is a page called, Games for Kids? This page is to help parents find free, child-friendly, and age appropriate games to play while inside or outside the library. Is your kid a fan of the Nickelodeon, Disney, or Cartoon Network channels? Have them find their favorite game based on their favorite […]
